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As a presidential candidate, LDS founder Joseph Smith stood up for the marginalized. Do his followers do the same today?

By Salt Lake Tribune · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read
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Historian explores his 1844 long-shot campaign for the White House — how it played then and its relevance now. (Library of Congress and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) On the left, the White House at the time of Lincoln's inauguration.

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